Mike Stanton’s arrival pushed Cameron Maybin to the bench and after not playing him for a single inning in 10 days the Marlins finally demoted him to Triple-A, where he can at least play regularly again.
Maybin has been a big disappointment, hitting .246/.311/.376 with an ugly 136/37 K/BB ratio and just 16 steals in 137 career games, but it’s important to remember that he’s still just 23 years sold.
However, his power hasn’t developed largely because Maybin is an extreme ground-ball hitter and along with a very high strikeout rate that paints a dim picture for his future offensively.
He’s yet to play every day for more than six weeks at a time and as a good defensive center fielder with speed he’ll certainly bring some value to the table, but the once-impressive Maybin/Andrew Miller haul for Miguel Cabrera (and Dontrelle Willis) isn’t looking so good.